Pen and pencil clip



, e. F. HAHN. .PEN A ND PENCIL CLIP. APPLICATIOP L HLEU MAR- 2 6| 1920- 1,347,090, Patented July 20, 1920.

UNITED STATES PAT GEORGE F. HAHN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PEN AND PENoIL our To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. HAHN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, borou h of Manhattan, county and State of New ork, have invented a certain new and useful Pen and Pencil Clip, of which the following is a spec1fication.

This invention is a clip adapted to be associated with a pencil for the purpose 0 securing the same within the pocket of a garment so that it cannot become inadvertently detached and lost.

.Practi'call all of the clips heretofore suggested for t is urpose have been of a type which depended entirely upon friction between the clip and the garment, and, while such structures operatetolerably well for a while they become strained through prolonged use and fail to properly carry out their function with the result that the pencil or pen is not securel held wRhin the pocket and not infrequent y works loose and becomes lost.

The object of the present invention is to so construct a 'cli thatit will tightly grip the garment an securely and positively hold the associated pen or pencil in the pocket as long as itis used.

The clip of the present invention doesnot depend upon friction to hold the pen or pencil in position, but takes a. positive grip on the garment until such times as it 15 man- .uall released to allow of removal and use of tie pen or encil. 7

Features 0 the invention, other than those specified, will be a parent from'the hereinafter detailed description and claims,

,when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing. v

The accompanying drawings illustrate different practica embodiments of the invention. but the constructions therein shown are to be understood as illustrative, only, and not as definingthe limits of the invention. i

Figure 1 illustrates a clip embod ing the present invention, said clip being s own an position on a pencll.

Fig. 2 is a central long tudinal section through the clip shown in 1g. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3--3 of Fig. 1.

Fi .4 shows details of construction of the c ip of Figs. 1 to 3: and,

Fig. 5 show a. slightly modified form of 1 construction.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 26, 1920. Serial No. 368,823.

forwardly and normall Patented July 20, 1920.

the purpose of supporting the holder on said. pen or pencil. The shank 4 of the blank 1 is bent to form a supporting arm or bracket, the free end of which carries lateral projections 5 adapted to be bent down to formsupporting lugs which are perforated to allow of the passage of a pin 6 therethrough. Onthe pin 6 and between the lugs 5 are mounted one or more star wheels 7 adapted to be spaced apart and from the lugs by spacers 8, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4. r

The blank 1 is further provided with a resilient tongue 9, which is stamped up fromthe body of the blank as shown in Fig. 4, and when the blank is bent up as described, the tongue 9 will extend in a rear-- ward direction, as clearly shown in Figsl and 2, and will protrude for an appreciable distance from the rear portion of the arm 4.

Riveted or otherwise secured to the tongue .9. is a spring finger 10, shown in detail in Fig. 4, and this spring finger reaches projects through an aperture 11 in the orward end of the arm 4, and engages with the star wheels 7 sitioned on a pen or pencil, the thrusting of the pencil into the pocket may be so accomplished that the outer face of the pocket may be readily passedbetween the arm 4 an the pencil in the manner common to clips as previously employed, and during the downward movement of the pencil, the

star wheels '7 will be brought into engagewhich may be con- I ment with the outer face of the pocket and roll'over the goods said wheels during this operation riding idly beneath the cooperating end of thespring finger 10. Tl'llS operation. may be carried on without any manipulation of the cli whatsoever and is accom lished automatlcally through the posi-' tionmg of the pencil in the pocket. However, any. attempt of the pencil to work out of the pocket will be thwarted by the star wheels 7 which tightly grip the fabric of the garment and areIprecluded from such rotation as would allow of the removal of the pencil by the spring finger 10 which lockssaid wheels a ainst turning in a retrograde direction. n order to remove the pencil from the pocket, it is necessary for the operator to flex the tongue 9 toward the pen or pencil as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, whereupdn the free end of the spring finger 10 will be shifted free from engagement with the star wheels and allow said wheels to rotate during the unrestrictedre. moval of the pencil.

It will thus be apparent that the clip of the present invention does not in the least interfere-with the .po'sit ioning of the pencil inthe pocket but positively locks the pencil in position ,within the pocket until such times as it is manually unlockedthrough the flexing of the spring tongue 9. As soon as the tongue is released, the spring finger lO is automatically returned to engagement with the star wheels and remains in. this condition during subsequent use and replacement of the-pencil in the pocket. It need not again be. operated untll it is desired to remove the pencil from the pocket for its subsequent use. I l

The construction'shown in Figs; 1 to 4 and hereinbefore described, may i be employed either in connection with pencils or -pens of any character, and may be readily positioned thereon, by simply bringingthe resilient wings. 2 of the holder into a os1- tion to embrace the pen. or pencil. owever, in Fig. 5 I have illustrated a slightly modified form of the invention, which is particularly adapted for use with-fountain pens. In this construction, the holder, in-r stead of being provided with thespring wings 2 adapted to embrace the pen, is formed with projections 11' adapted to be inserted through slots in the cap of the pen -and,bent over for the purpose ofsecuring the holder in-pla'ce upon said cap. The construction of Fig; 5 is otherwise the same in all particulars as shown in the remaining figuresofthe drawing, 'this latter fi ure illustratin'g merely a diiferent mode 0 at I tachment' of the clip to the pen or pencil.

It will be understood that the specific invention described ma be modified in formalrespects, such as y the substitution of equivalents, andfthat parts of the complete cure by Letters Patent is:

1. A pen" or pencil clip embpdying a holder adapted to be mounted on a pen or pencil and embodying an arm adapted to overlie the exterior othe pocket In which the pen or pencil is ada ted to be positioned, a star wheel rotata 1y supported on said arm and adapted to engage with the exterior of said pocket, andmeans for lock-- ing the star wheel against rotation in a direction to ermit of the removal of the pen or pencil rom the pocket, whereby the pen or pencil is normally maintained in the pocket by the positive grip. of the star wheel on the fabric 0f the garment.

-2. A pen or pencil clip embodying a holder adapted to .be mounted on a pen or' pencil, a star wheel supported by said holder and adapted to engage with the exterior of the pocket, when the pen or pencil is positioned within the pocket and manually operable means for normally locking the star wheeliigainst rotation, whereby the pen. orpencil is normally maintained. in the pocket by the positive grip of the'star wheelon the fabric. of the garment.

3. A pen or pencil clip embodying a holder adapted :to be mounted on'apen oi" pencil and embodyin an aim adapted to overlie "theiexteriono the pocket in which the pen or pencil is ada ted to be positioned, a star wheel rotata 1y supported on said arm and adapted to engage withthe exterior of the associated with t e holder and normally engagin with the star wheel for locking the rmitof the removal of the pen or pencil om the pocket, whereby the pen or pencil ocket, and resllientmeans star w eel against rotation in a direction to is normally maintained i the pocket by'the.

positive grip of the star wheel onthe fabric of the garment until such time as said star pencil embodying anwa'rm ada ted to over= -l1e the exterioroffthe ocket in which thepen or pencil i fadapte to be positioned, a star wheel rotatably mounted on said .arm

released by manual manipulation and adaptedto engagewiththe exterior of the .pocketgaafresilient' by the hql v 41d 1 w Sttiiimember' supported on the resilient "'tongue-.: 1 and nornia ly eng with. the starwheemo' lock the-istar against i rotationin a direction to permit of the? removal of the pen or pencil from the pocket f until "suchftime as. the resilient tongue is manually flexed to disengage the stop member from the star wheel.

5. A pen or pencil clip embodying a holder adapted to be mounted on a pen or pencil and embodyin an arm adapted to overlie the exterior 0% the pocket in whioh the pen or pencil is positioned, a star wheel rotatably supported on said arm for engagement with the exterior of said pocket, a resilient tongue integral with the holder and a spring finger mounted on the resilient In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

GEO. F. HAHN. 

